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First, here's a look at Michigan State's starters and contributors and their PFF grades on the season so far.
OFFENSE - STARTERS
LT A.J. Arcuri 66.2
LG Blake Bueter 67.1
C Nick Samac 64.6
RG Matt Carrick 66.1
RT Kevin Jarvis 56.6
TE Matt Dotson 60.2
WR Ricky White 76.7
WR Jalen Nailor 59.9
WR Jayden Reed 59.5
RB Connor Heyward 64.0
QB Rocky Lombardi 72.4
OFFENSE - CONTRIBUTORS
TE Trenton Gillison 45.6
WR Tre Mosley 56.2
RB Jordon Simmons 58.9
RB Elijah Collins 53.9
LG J.D. Duplain 63.5
DEFENSE - STARTERS
DE Drew Beesley 82.9
DT Jacob Slade 80.2
DT Naquan Jones 66.0
DE Jacub Panasiuk 63.9
WLB Antjuan Simmons 79.8
MLB Noah Harvey 60.6
NICKEL Shakur Brown 76.9
CB Kalon Gervin 62.5
CB Chris Jackson 49.5
S Tre Person 65.4
S Xavier Henderson 58.6
DEFENSE - CONTRIBUTORS
DT Jalen Hunt 69.3
DB Michael Dowell 58.2
DE Jack Camper 55.6
DT Dashaun Mallory 66.9
DEFENSIVE PRESSURES
DE Drew Beesley 9
DE Jacub Panasiuk 6
LB Noah Harvey 5
DT Jacob Slade 3
DE Jack Camper 3
DT Dashaun Mallory 2
OFFENSIVE PRESSURES ALLOWED
RT Kevin Jarvis 5
LG A.J. Arcuri 4
LG J.D. Duplain 4
RG Matt Carrick 2
PASSING
Overall, QB Rocky Lombardi is 47/75 passing (62.7%) for 640 yards (8.5 ypa) with 5 TDs and 2 INTs this season
When pressured, Lombardi is 7/18 (38.9%) for 71 yards (3.9 ypa) with 1 TD and 1 INT
When not pressured, Lombardi is 40/57 (70.2%) for 569 yards (10.0 ypa) with 5 TDs and 1 INT
When blitzed, Lombardi is 12/24 (50.0%) for 175 yards (7.3 ypa) with 3 TDs and 0 INTs
When not blitzed, Lombardi is 35/51 (68.6%) for 465 yards (9.1 ypa) with 3 TDs and 2 INTs
TARGETS - CATCHES - DROPS
WR Jalen Nailor - 21 targets, 8 catches for 152 yards and 1 TD, 2 drops
WR Jayden Reed - 17 targets, 12 catches for 146 yards and 2 TDs, 1 drop
WR Ricky White - 11 targets, 9 catches for 201 yards and 1 TD, 1 drop
RB Connor Heyward - 7 targets, 6 catches for 38 yards and 2 TDs
TE Matt Dotson - 5 targets, 5 catches for 50 yards
RB Jordon Simmons - 3 targets, 3 catches for 24 yards
WR Cade McDonald - 2 targets, 2 catches for 15 yards
WR Tre Mosley - 1 target, 1 catch for 11 yards
RB Elijah Collins - 1 target, 1 catch for 3 yards
DEEP PASSING - BIG TEN QBs ADJUSTED COMPLETION RATE
1. Tanner Morgan, Minnesota - 4/4, 100%
2. Graham Mertz, Wisconsin - 4/4, 100%
3. Justin Fields, Ohio State - 5/6, 83.3%
4. Aidan O'Connell, Purdue - 5/8, 62.5%
5. Sean Clifford, Penn State - 2/4, 50.0%
6. Noah Vedral, Rutgers - 5/11, 45.5%
7t. Brandon Peters, Illinois - 2/5, 40.0%
7t. Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland - 2/5, 40.0%
9. Rocky Lombardi, Michigan State - 6/17, 35.3%
10. Peyton Ramsey, Northwestern - 1/3, 33.3%
11. Michael Penix Jr, Indiana - 3/10, 30.0%
12. Joe Milton, Michigan - 2/9, 22.2%
13. Spencer Petras, Iowa - 1/10, 10.0%
Also (not enough attempts to qualify):
Coran Taylor, Illinois - 1/1, 100%
Luke McCaffrey, Nebraska - 1/1, 100%
Cade McNamara, Michigan - 0/1, 0.0%
Adrian Martinez, Nebraska - 0/1, 0.0%
PLAY ACTION
Lombardi has used play action on 28.8% of his drop backs this season. When using play action, his completion percentage actually goes down 8.9% but yards per attempt goes up 7.1, which is a lot obviously and most in the Big Ten.
With play action, Lombardi is 13/23 (56.5%) for 309 yards (13.4 ypa) with 2 TDs and 0 INTs
Without play action, Lombardi is 34/52 (65.4%) for 331 yards (6.4 ypa) with 4 TDs and 2 INTs
PASSING CHART
First, here's a look at Michigan State's starters and contributors and their PFF grades on the season so far.
OFFENSE - STARTERS
LT A.J. Arcuri 66.2
LG Blake Bueter 67.1
C Nick Samac 64.6
RG Matt Carrick 66.1
RT Kevin Jarvis 56.6
TE Matt Dotson 60.2
WR Ricky White 76.7
WR Jalen Nailor 59.9
WR Jayden Reed 59.5
RB Connor Heyward 64.0
QB Rocky Lombardi 72.4
OFFENSE - CONTRIBUTORS
TE Trenton Gillison 45.6
WR Tre Mosley 56.2
RB Jordon Simmons 58.9
RB Elijah Collins 53.9
LG J.D. Duplain 63.5
DEFENSE - STARTERS
DE Drew Beesley 82.9
DT Jacob Slade 80.2
DT Naquan Jones 66.0
DE Jacub Panasiuk 63.9
WLB Antjuan Simmons 79.8
MLB Noah Harvey 60.6
NICKEL Shakur Brown 76.9
CB Kalon Gervin 62.5
CB Chris Jackson 49.5
S Tre Person 65.4
S Xavier Henderson 58.6
DEFENSE - CONTRIBUTORS
DT Jalen Hunt 69.3
DB Michael Dowell 58.2
DE Jack Camper 55.6
DT Dashaun Mallory 66.9
DEFENSIVE PRESSURES
DE Drew Beesley 9
DE Jacub Panasiuk 6
LB Noah Harvey 5
DT Jacob Slade 3
DE Jack Camper 3
DT Dashaun Mallory 2
OFFENSIVE PRESSURES ALLOWED
RT Kevin Jarvis 5
LG A.J. Arcuri 4
LG J.D. Duplain 4
RG Matt Carrick 2
PASSING
Overall, QB Rocky Lombardi is 47/75 passing (62.7%) for 640 yards (8.5 ypa) with 5 TDs and 2 INTs this season
When pressured, Lombardi is 7/18 (38.9%) for 71 yards (3.9 ypa) with 1 TD and 1 INT
When not pressured, Lombardi is 40/57 (70.2%) for 569 yards (10.0 ypa) with 5 TDs and 1 INT
When blitzed, Lombardi is 12/24 (50.0%) for 175 yards (7.3 ypa) with 3 TDs and 0 INTs
When not blitzed, Lombardi is 35/51 (68.6%) for 465 yards (9.1 ypa) with 3 TDs and 2 INTs
TARGETS - CATCHES - DROPS
WR Jalen Nailor - 21 targets, 8 catches for 152 yards and 1 TD, 2 drops
WR Jayden Reed - 17 targets, 12 catches for 146 yards and 2 TDs, 1 drop
WR Ricky White - 11 targets, 9 catches for 201 yards and 1 TD, 1 drop
RB Connor Heyward - 7 targets, 6 catches for 38 yards and 2 TDs
TE Matt Dotson - 5 targets, 5 catches for 50 yards
RB Jordon Simmons - 3 targets, 3 catches for 24 yards
WR Cade McDonald - 2 targets, 2 catches for 15 yards
WR Tre Mosley - 1 target, 1 catch for 11 yards
RB Elijah Collins - 1 target, 1 catch for 3 yards
DEEP PASSING - BIG TEN QBs ADJUSTED COMPLETION RATE
1. Tanner Morgan, Minnesota - 4/4, 100%
2. Graham Mertz, Wisconsin - 4/4, 100%
3. Justin Fields, Ohio State - 5/6, 83.3%
4. Aidan O'Connell, Purdue - 5/8, 62.5%
5. Sean Clifford, Penn State - 2/4, 50.0%
6. Noah Vedral, Rutgers - 5/11, 45.5%
7t. Brandon Peters, Illinois - 2/5, 40.0%
7t. Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland - 2/5, 40.0%
9. Rocky Lombardi, Michigan State - 6/17, 35.3%
10. Peyton Ramsey, Northwestern - 1/3, 33.3%
11. Michael Penix Jr, Indiana - 3/10, 30.0%
12. Joe Milton, Michigan - 2/9, 22.2%
13. Spencer Petras, Iowa - 1/10, 10.0%
Also (not enough attempts to qualify):
Coran Taylor, Illinois - 1/1, 100%
Luke McCaffrey, Nebraska - 1/1, 100%
Cade McNamara, Michigan - 0/1, 0.0%
Adrian Martinez, Nebraska - 0/1, 0.0%
PLAY ACTION
Lombardi has used play action on 28.8% of his drop backs this season. When using play action, his completion percentage actually goes down 8.9% but yards per attempt goes up 7.1, which is a lot obviously and most in the Big Ten.
With play action, Lombardi is 13/23 (56.5%) for 309 yards (13.4 ypa) with 2 TDs and 0 INTs
Without play action, Lombardi is 34/52 (65.4%) for 331 yards (6.4 ypa) with 4 TDs and 2 INTs
PASSING CHART
